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A study on the influence of Electro-Acupuncture at Neiguan (PC6) and Jianshi (PC5) on heart rate variability of frightened volunteers

A study on the influence of Electro-Acupuncture at Neiguan (PC6) and Jianshi (PC5) on heart rate variability of frightened volunteers

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR-TRC-12002386
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2012-03-13
Start date
2012-04-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2017-04-18

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Phobia

Interventions

experimental group:listen to the frightening story and receive electro-acupuncture for 21min
control group:only listen to frightening story
group A:listen to a normal story
group B:listen to a frightening story

Sponsors

Southern Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 25 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy people

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) be afraid of Electro-Acupuncture; 2) like to watch or listen to frightening movies or stories; 3) smoke, drink alcohol, coffee or any stimulant drink within 24h; 4) excercise hard within 12h; 5) have exams or meet with any stimuli during daily life; 6) female volunteers who are in their menstrual period.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
time-domain indexes: SD, rMSSD, HRV triangular index, SDANN, heart rate;frequency-domain indexes: LF(low frequency), HF(high frequency), VLF(very low frequency), LF/HF;—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYong Huang
nanfanglihuang@163.com+86 13719189644

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026